St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-30
SHE said :.of course; are you not my

She said ''of course; are You not my
| bfUther?''
NO. | don't wanta sisters love. /
want Wfe's."
The bright color that had been in the
girls face until now. died suddenly out.
startled, troubled look came into the brown
eyes looking up at him. ''Oh. Robert! 1
can't, ! can't
He starred more at her voice than at her
words, and asked quickly. why can't
you?'
For moment she seemed struggling with
herself, then with despairing face, she
cried, II don't know; / can't remember
few weeks later they were making
call on some friends of Roberts on a
ileighboring island; an open piano stood
near where Kathleen was seated, and az
they were to go she went to it and struck
lew notes The Others turned III surprise
theY dld not know she played; but without
needing them she seated herself, and after
a Few uncertain touches her fingers flew
lightly over the keys, bringing out such
melody as its owner had never known how
to awaken. Robert and his friends stood
amazed, as one after another the selections
| followed each other in rapid succession.
Suddenly the girl paused. bowed her head
on her hands and sObbed aloud
'oOHctlllllS lihe d WEEK alter IilIS q
| stranger came across the big rock and made
his way to the side door of the old NARROW
house. A young man with clear cut fea-
. lures and an Enthusiastically well-bred air.
There was an eager look i'm the steel-blue
eyes and suppressed excitement in his
| manner when he asked the gray-hared wo-
man at the door if she was Mrs. NARROW.
He introduced himself by a card on viii CHI
was the name Everett MouIt0n. Then he
entered and made known his call.
Kathleen came into the next room while
he was speaking. She heard the voice and
paused. the troubled look coming into her
face; then she went nearer and stood in the
doorway. The young man turned and saw
her as she started toward him with new
llg ut breaking into her face.
Everett" she said, softly, ''have you
come for mep"
"les, Kathleen
And Mrs. NARROW, with tears in her eyes,
went out and left them alone.
Ere long the story became known. A
little more than year back Kathleen Bray,
the daughter OF man of supposed wealth,
found herself, upon his DEATH left penni-
less ana alone. She accepted for the sum.
mer the position of pianist at popular
hotel where she met Everett MouIton. The
acquaintance grew into something more,
tlan friendship, but the MouitUns were a
proud family and would not hear to thes
only sons marrying poor girl like Kath- /
leen.
She was treated coldly. unfeelingly by
them till her sensitive nature was stung
almost beyond endurance, and late one
afternoon. hardly thinking or caring where
she went, she entered boat moored near
the shore and rowed amlessly up the river
The storm came on, and, weary. be.
wildered, i'll, she found her way at length
to the old NARROW homestead The boat
was found down tile river afterward with
light wrap in it recognized as hers. The
MoultOns thought she had taken herself dis
creetly away, and Everett !nourned her as
ost until friend wrote to him of hearing
music strangely like what Kathleen had
played on one of the Boothbay islands. He
had made inquiries which resulted IN
Everett's calling OH the Marlows
0With Kathleen he went to Chipmunk
island, and on the scene of her happiness
and misery the meaning of it all came back
to her and was never lost again.
That fall, when Robert NARROW sailed
from Boston harboT, Kathleen and her hus-
band came down to the wharf to see him
off. He found little TO say as he grasped
their hands in his farewell but Kathleen,
glancing up with kindly smile said:
However long you may be away, be sure
we shall not forget